KS3 Year 8 ICT resources

ICT Scheme of Work -

Title
Description
File
Transferring files
Doc - follow these instructions to move your files across to your z drive. This will ensure that your work is backed-up and that log on times are minimised.
external image msword.png TransferringFiles.rtf
Good & bad presentations
Presentation - some good and bad tips for creating a presentation

Using PowerPoint
Link - beginners guide to using PowerPoint to create a presentation

Task
Presentation - read the following & complete the task

Adding sound to PowerPoint
Link - adding a prerecorded sound or your own sound to a presentation

Adding multimedia to PowerPoint
Link - adding video to PowerPoint

Slide transitions
Link - this demonstrates how to make a transition effect between slides

Animation effects
Link - this shows you how to add movement to items in your presentation

Video tutorials
Link - video tutorials to demonstrate how to create animations
Teach-ICT.net
Saving PowerPoint
PowerPoint can be saved in different formats, select 'File' then 'Save As' to explore the different formats.

Object
The aim of this session is to create a simple spreadsheet

Exercise
Doc - open this file and start the exercise, if you do not complete it during the class then it can be finished for homework




Spreadsheet task
PDF & XLS - save the Excel file (XLS) to your disk, open the PDF document and complete the following tasks


Homework task
Doc - print out and place the correct words in the gaps

Spreadsheet task
Complete a data table that shows your current activities throughout the week. Create a pie chart from the calculated percentages showing each area of activity i.e. sleeping, school, eating, watching TV, homework, partying etc.

Creating a poster
Create a poster in MS Word about your Science topic - Plants at work, this will need to include:
  • A page border
  • An image (preferably as a 'washed-out' background image) with the text wrapped around it
  • A large clear title
  • A description of the particular plant, to include the name, location/region, size, the reason why it is a plant at work
  • Your name and class in the header/footer

Word processing task
Print out this sheet and draw lines that match the terms with the descriptions